The PBE has been updated! Today's update starts the 5.3 PBE cycle and includes a new Heartseeker Varus skin, as well as Marauder Ashe, Marauder Warwick, Inquisitor Nautilus, and Inquisitor Sivir skins!

Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

Heartseeker Varus

Love is in the air as Heartseeker Varus flutters onto the PBE! Surrender to love or feel the sting of his arrow! This skin includes:

New model and texture! With the addition of white angelic wings!

New particles! Hearts! Glitter! Pink ribbons! Rose petals!

New recall animation!

New SFX on his spells and his recall!

This skin will be 1350rp!
Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out Heartseeker Varus and let us know what you think! Feel free to drop any bugs you find in this thread as well!

See you on the Rift!

Note: The SFX are still a work in progress so some spells may not have the updated sounds!"

Marauder Ashe

Marauder Warwick

"NOTE: 1/27:We're aware of an issue where Marauder Warwick's VO isn't playing. We're working on a fix!

Victory by destruction! Decimate any enemy who gets in your way on the Rift with Marauder Ashe and Marauder Warwick!

Marauder Ashe and will be Marauder Warwick 750 RP each and include:

All new model and texture (complete with shiny new armor)!

Marauder Ashe and Marauder Warwick are now available to play on PBE! We always find bug reports and feedback super helpful, so feel free to comment in the thread below! Likewise, if you've got any questions, post 'em here, and we'll do our best to answer them!"

Inquisitor Nautilus

750 RP

Inquisitor Sivir

The inquisitors seek victory through righteous means only. There are others who have similar ambitions, but their path is dark and blasphemous. These heretics cannot be allowed to continue on in this manner..... These skins include:

New models and textures!

Both Sivir and Nautilus have new weapon models to match their new looks!

These skins will be 750rp each.

Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out Inquisitor Sivir and Inquisitor Nautilus and let us know what you think! Feel free to drop any bugs you find in this thread as well!

Return of Tristana Splash Art

After being removed late in the 5.2 PBE cycle, the new Tristana splash to go with her champion update is back on the PBE but has not been changed yet.Ququroon noted earlier that they are still iterating and polishing this splash art.

Tristana

Friends List Improvements

When you hover over a friend on your friend list or in a chat room, there is now a pop up window that tells you their current status, their last played champion, and "playstyle".

Miscellaneous

Another file mentioning "SonaDJ" slipped into today's update. Still nothing tangible to share, only text.

The "Camera Move Speed" option has been split into mouse and keyboard options.

Balance Changes

* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These are not official notes.

Champions

Sona

Base HP increased to 497.6 from 482.36

HP Per Level decreased to 70 from 77

Base attack damage increased to 52.04 from 50.04

Movement Speed increased to 330 from 325

Base mana regen reduced to 1.6184 from 1.8

Mana regen per second per level increased .13 from .08

Items

Greater Stealth totem

Now has charges and stores a charge of every 60 seconds, up to a total of two.

[Rengar's Bonetooth Necklace variant has also been updated to include this effect. Upgrades at 20 trophies.]